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Moleskine S.p.A.: Press Release

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Press Release

With reference to the offering of Moleskine S.p.A. ordinary shares, notice is hereby given that, the period for exercising the option to acquire 10,636,000 ordinary shares in Moleskine S.p.A. (the “Greenshoe Option”) has expired yesterday, May 2nd 2013. Mediobanca, Goldman Sachs International and UBS International in their capacity as Joint Global Coordinators for the Global Offering, have not exercised the Greenshoe Option on the shares covered by it.

Accordingly, the Global Offering has involved 106,360,000 Moleskine S.p.A. shares, equal to 50.17% of the Moleskine S.p.A.’s share capital, for a total of € 244.63m.

This announcement does not contain or constitute an offer of, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, securities. The ordinary shares referred to herein may not be offered or sold in the United States unless registered under the US Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") or offered in a transaction exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The ordinary shares referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada or Japan. There will be no public offer of the ordinary shares in the United States, Australia, Canada or Japan.